Bumped into a friend of mine on Gosforth High Street this morning and he foolishly enquired what I was up to. I gave him a brief rundown on the Quest and concluded by saying that my current target is White-letter Hairstreak which I have never seen before, but had gleaned information of possible sites at Winlaton Mill and Milkwellburn Woods where I had spent the previous day without success.
So walking home up Salters Road my eyes settled on something on the pavement. Small, brown, butterfly shape.
Can't be!
It is!
White-letter Hairstreak.
Hairs standing up, I reached down to pick up the expired butterfly.
So the hunt is on for Wych Elms around Gosforth
3 comments:
Good story, great find. best of luck with the WLH hunt! L
Escapee from St Nick's maybe. All sorts or hairsteaks in there!
Joe Dobinson had some today on a roundabout at Chester le St?
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